diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
index 5e0803cbe5..1a05241fc2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Widgets/ButtonWidget.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Widgets
 		public string Background = "button";
 		public bool Depressed = false;
 		public int VisualHeight = ChromeMetrics.Get<int>("ButtonDepth");
-		public int BaseLine = 0;
+		public int BaseLine = ChromeMetrics.Get<int>("ButtonBaseLine");
 		public string Font = ChromeMetrics.Get<string>("ButtonFont");
 		public Color TextColor = ChromeMetrics.Get<Color>("ButtonTextColor");
 		public Color TextColorDisabled = ChromeMetrics.Get<Color>("ButtonTextColorDisabled");
diff --git a/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml b/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
index 64dcaa7846..0e682d5684 100644
--- a/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/cnc/metrics.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Metrics:
 	ButtonTextColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	ButtonTextContrast: false
 	ButtonTextContrastColor: 0,0,0
+	ButtonBaseLine: 0
 	CheckboxPressedState: true
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
diff --git a/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml b/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
index 895fd06d63..4d0f23b773 100644
--- a/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/d2k/metrics.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Metrics:
 	ButtonTextColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	ButtonTextContrast: false
 	ButtonTextContrastColor: 0,0,0
+	ButtonBaseLine: 0
 	CheckboxPressedState: false
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
diff --git a/mods/modchooser/metrics.yaml b/mods/modchooser/metrics.yaml
index a4f6800caa..03f9622401 100644
--- a/mods/modchooser/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/modchooser/metrics.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Metrics:
 	ButtonTextColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	ButtonTextContrast: false
 	ButtonTextContrastColor: 0,0,0
+	ButtonBaseLine: 0
 	CheckboxPressedState: true
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
diff --git a/mods/ra/metrics.yaml b/mods/ra/metrics.yaml
index cf1c961e82..00e3fbb107 100644
--- a/mods/ra/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/ra/metrics.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Metrics:
 	ButtonTextColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	ButtonTextContrast: false
 	ButtonTextContrastColor: 0,0,0
+	ButtonBaseLine: 0
 	CheckboxPressedState: false
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255
diff --git a/mods/ts/metrics.yaml b/mods/ts/metrics.yaml
index c079cfcac9..e8939a7ad4 100644
--- a/mods/ts/metrics.yaml
+++ b/mods/ts/metrics.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Metrics:
 	ButtonTextColorDisabled: 128,128,128
 	ButtonTextContrast: false
 	ButtonTextContrastColor: 0,0,0
+	ButtonBaseLine: 0
 	CheckboxPressedState: false
 	HotkeyFont: Regular
 	HotkeyColor: 255,255,255